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Elephant Mtn. 9/28/19

A redo of Elephant Mountain for peak #99 of 100 for the New England Hundred Highest. Last time here I screwed up and went to the wrong summit. This time I got it right. Overall the hike was 3.54 miles with 1,103 feet of elevation gain
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After some rougher sections of road, I made it to the traditional start of the hike
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After some rougher sections of road, I made it to the traditional start of the hike

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  • After some rougher sections of road, I made it to the traditional start of the hike
  • The road leading up to where I parked, this isn't the worst section by far
  • Heading up the grassy old logging road that has grown in more since the last time I was here
  • The traditional route hikers take has been covered with lots of cut down trees, so some people have started using this drainage as a new route
  • The drainage path heading into the trees
  • Taking this new route actually works pretty well to start. You can tell others have taken it as a herd path of sorts is already developing along this route
  • After the path died out and I pushed through some thick trees before coming to a narrow section of slash I would need to cross
  • Back onto the traditional herd path route
  • Lots of moss along the path
  • A path through the moss. It appears that this section of path could be a bit brook after heavy rain or when the snow melts
  • Underneath this blown down tree are multiple quartz rocks
  • Higher up the mountain you come to a break in the trees, only for it to be replaced with damp bog like conditions. Lots of mud to navigate through here
  • The summit of Elephant Mountain
  • No real views from the summit here
  • Summit area
  • Summit canister. Notice the elephant trunk on a branch (two new ones replaced this one shortly after my hike), the spatula behind the canister, and the knife behind the canister
  • Summit sign
  • Most recent log entries. Just four days earlier
  • Miles at the summit canister
  • The herd path leaving the summit
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